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(2), which asked (if the Ordinance had not been suspended by the end of 6 months) for a review giving details of (a) the premises removed from the application of the Ordinance during the 6 months and (b) the premises to which the Ordinance would still apply.
3. (4) reviews the situation and gives the information asked for. The net total of "Protected Places" has been reduced by 3 from 18 to 15. 5 places on the original list have been taken off (of which 4 are in built-up areas) and 2 places (both in isolated areas where of course there is less risk to innocent parties from the operation of the Ordinance) have been added. The Governor does not consider that the time is in sight when the provisions of the Ordinance will no longer be necessary, but proposes to review it every 6 months. He also adds a warning that, having regard to conditions over the border in China and in Malaya, it might be necessary to afford added protection to Service installations.
4. (5) follows. The Governor asks if the Secretary of State would see objection to the extension in emergency of the Protected Places (Safety) Ordinance to cover additional Service installations and also (if further examin tion suggested that this would be desirable) vulnerable points other than those occupied by the Armed Services.
5. Conditions have changed for the worse in China, in Malaya and in the world generally since we sent (10) nearly a year ago. The proposal in (5) involves no new principle and represents what would in an emergency clearly be a sensible course of action. I think we should agree. I have put in a draft savingram accordingly which also refers to (4).
J. Wreen
6.10.48.
It is unfortunate, but in the circumstances
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